The upcoming film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit Broadway musical In the Heights is already one of the most anticipated movies of 2020, and a huge burst of Latin star power has just been added to the film. Marc Anthony is joining the cast of…
The upcoming film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit Broadway musical In the Heights is already one of the most anticipated movies of 2020, and a huge burst of Latin star power has just been added to the film. Marc Anthony is joining the cast of In the Heights, as revealed by Miranda himself on Thursday, June 6, and his surprising role should make fans of the beloved musical even more intrigued about what’s to come.
Miranda first teased some major news in a series of tweets early on Thursday, before finally announcing the big secret. “Okay I actually can’t hold it in anymore,” Miranda wrote on Twitter. “Sonny’s father will be played by Marc Anthony. It’s a brief but pivotal role… And I still can’t believe it.” Neither can anyone else.
The news of Anthony playing Sonny’s dad is a huge deal, not only because of the involvement of a mega star like the singer, even in a “brief but pivotal role, » but also because Sonny’s father was not seen in the original musical.
